August’s 9 Best Articles

Including a not-so-brief history of Jell-O salad

Summer reading was kind of the worst when it was required, but nowadays we just want someone to tell us what articles are worth our time. No clicking through reviews or fielding unsolicited recos--just a set list of stuff we’ll actually like. Well, rejoice, dear reader, because we’ve done the legwork (brainwork?) for you and put together a list of nine of this month’s best short reads. No book report necessary.